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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defends decision to support military aid for Israel
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So we want civilians to be killed by rocket attacks now?
That makes it clear this "pro-Palestinian" movement is not actually against civilians being killed... they actually do want civilians to die. It's just they want only civilians of a specific ethnicity to die.
So there's a willingness of the "pro-Palestinian" movement to ally itself with anti-semites of the nationalist white supremacist variety. Nationalists and "socialists" finding common ground in their hatred of Jews. Where have I heard this one before?
Wait so, you would be ok with countries giving money to Hitler so they can build defense systems in Germany?
Not only this but I wouldn't trust a genocidal maniac state in not using this money for other military purposes. The best way of keeping civilians alive is ending the war not stoking it. Moreover such blocks can actually force Israel to transfer some of its offensive resources back to defensive. Not that I believe MTG's intentions were good.
Going full Godwin right out of the gate?
An odd move to make given you're aligning with a self described nationalist like MTG. I'd think given the position you're taking you'd want to downplay the references to Nazis.
I would say the same for you given that MGT's intensions are more likely to create a smear campaign than defend any particular ideology. And it is a good one I will give her that, whether or not AOC voted yes or no for this, she would be able to stoke a smear campaign one way or the other.
To be frank, I don't think she has any particular ideology that she is attached to anyway, it is more like there are some ideologies that she uses as a tool.
you're being so disingenuous
Oh, so you honestly believe Marjorie Taylor Greene suddenly has sympathy for the "pro-Palestinian" cause? Or is it possible she might have some other motivation for this amendment? What do you think MTG's motives are?
MTG absolutely did this because she's an anti-semitic freak who believes in jewish space lasers. But you're being disingenuous because it's obvious the co-signers aren't interested in her motivations.
What do you call two people voting with an antisemite? Three antisemites.
Look at the vote count. It was never going to pass. It wouldn't have changed the outcome no matter which way they voted, so it's purely a vote indicating their principles. They could've abstained (refusing to vote with nutjob MTG but also refusing to vote for funding), but instead voted with MTG to signal that they are fine with being in alignment with white supremacist antisemitism.
But now we know their principles are to vote with an antisemite to indicate they want Israeli civilians to die.
My friend, you are drawing an arbitrary line. I do not believe you'd respect those reps abstaining any more than you do their votes for the amendment.
Now who's being disingenuous?